Corn-hanger



C. E. GILLETT.

CORN HANGER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1919.

1,351,379. PatentedAug.31,'1920. a

vmmntoz Snow e4 I corn hangers, and has for one of its objects;

UNrra CLIFTON ELROY GILLETT, OF VERDIGRE, NEBRASKA.

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To all whom it may concern: o Be it known that I, CLIFT N ELROY GIIE.

LETT, a citizen of the United States, residingv at Verdigre, in the county of Knox and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in the provision of a device of this character, whereby an ear of 'corn can be readlly susipended from a hook or likesupport, so that the kernels thereof can be dried for obtaining seed corn. v

Another object of this invention 1s the provision of a guard on the supportmg means adapted to prevent mice, rats and the like from descending said supporting means.

onto the ear of corn;

A further object ofthis lnvention is the provision of a corn hanger ofthe above stated character, which will be simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manu-- factured andsold at a comparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in View, as

will become more apparent as the descrip tion proceeds, the invention consists in oer.- tain novel features of construction, comb1- nation and arrangement'o'f parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a-complete understanding of my in- A vention, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawa I claim is: I

ing, in which I Figure 1 1 1 hanger constructed in accordance with my invention, illustrating the same supporting an ear-of corn,

- Fig.2 is a sectional view, taken on the line 22ofFig.1, L

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view, illustrating a slot in the guard. Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral lindicates arod or shankghaving one end bent to form a hook 2, the bill portion of which is pointed, so that upon in-.

serting the shank or rod into the cob of the ear of corn, illustrated in F1g.- 1, the hook 2 will biteinto the same and prevent the rod Specification of Letters Patent.

s aside elevation of a corn ment 1 or shank frombeing accidentally withdrawn therefrom. The other end of the rod or tion, as shown in Fig. 1.

ENT omen 1 Patented Au ,31,192o. Application filed March 26,1919. Serial No. 285,228.

A substantially conical shaped guardi 5 is provided'with an opening. 6 in the central shank 1, and is also provided with a slot'7,

or apex portion thereof to receive the'rod or I V V Y which extends from the opening 6 througl the periphery of the guard for the purpose I of permitting the shank or rod to be re moved and replaced in the opening 6 when desired. The width of the slot7 is less than. the thickness of the rod or shank 1, so-that it is necessary to force the rod or shankh through the slotbefore the same can enter the opening 6, I By having the slot of this s1ze prevents the guard from becoming ac cidentally detached from the shank or red The normal position of the guard 5 is disposed between theieye 3 and the upper end of the ear of corn, so that the upper end of the ear ofcorn fits within the concave portlonof the guard, while the conveXed face presents an inclinedsurface tolprevent rats or mice obtaining, a footing thereon, thus;

preventing-them from reaching around the periphery of the guard to obtain the'kernels upon the'cob I i While I have shown and described the pre- I ferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in constructlon, comblnation and arrangement of so i parts may be made without departing from i the spirit and A corn' hanger" 1 scope of theyinvention as claimed f V 1 7 Having thus described my invention, what j porting element,'and a conical shaped guard having an opening 1n 1ts apex recelvlngthesupporting element,- said guard having a; slot extending from the opening through the periphery thereof to give said guard fiexi- I than the diameter of In testimony whereof I afiix'my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

-' 1 -CLIFTON ELROY GILLETT.

Vitnesses:

J. W; FLEMMING, FRED 'SOHREIBER. I

'bility and saidslot being of a width smaller the supporting ele- 

